TROUBLE WAS A-BRUIN
"Red Ruffing, the old New York Yankee pitcher who is now a traveling trouble-shooter for the Cleveland Indians, turned to another right smart hurler in his days- Ted Lyons- and said:
'Remember the year the Chicago Cubs got so hot- won twenty-three in a row, or something like that, and took the pennant with it. Well, Lou Gehrig was no dummy- don't get me wrong- but he wasn't one of those fellows who read the papers much.
'So we're standing in the lobby and Lou says, 'That Bruins must be a helluva pitcher. Every time I read the headlines I see, 'Another win for Bruins.' '
'So,' continued Ruffing, 'that broke up the session and we went out to the ball park and I suppose Lou hit a home run or a couple.' "
-Chester L. Smith in the Pittsburgh Press (Baseball Digest, August 1952)
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